A private bass instructor for more than 20 years, Brian Emmel has written this cool book/CD pack so bass students age 9 and up can have a great time learning to read notation and tablature. The exercises use real bass lines from classic rock songs, not outdated, un-fun songs. The CD has 40 high-energy real rock band tracks: 20 songs with the bass part and 20 without the bass to play along with. Guitar chords are included - plus a guitar chord chart - so your guitar-playing buddies can jam with you!